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My Louisiana Sky

Distributor:Hallmark Entertainment During the most “auspicious” summer of her life, Tiger Ann experiences loss and grief, a first kiss, a glimpse of sophisticated city life, family secrets and…

Alexander Hamilton

Great American statesman   In the years after the Revolutionary war, Hamilton practiced law. He often defended pro-British Loyalists. Not only did he feel it was time to put the…

Daniel WEBSTER, Congress, NH (1782-1852)

Senate Years of Service: 1827-41; 1845-1850Party: Adams; Anti-Jacksonian; WhigWEBSTER, Daniel, a Representative from New Hampshire and a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born…

Susan B. Anthony

activistBorn: 2/15/1820 Born in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Anthony was a nearly 70-year veteran in the fight for women's rights. She began organizing for equal pay as a teenage schoolteacher and…

Richard Petty

Born: July 2, 1937Auto racer 7-time winner of Daytona 500; 7-time NASCAR national champ (1964,67,71-72,74-75,79); first stock car driver to win $1 million in career; all-time NASCAR leader in races…

Morton, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Morton, Thomas, fl. 1622–47, English trader and adventurer in New England. He visited New England in 1622 and returned in 1625 with Captain Wollaston, who founded a settlement at Mt.…

Kanin, Garson

(Encyclopedia) Kanin, GarsonKanin, Garsonkāˈnən [key], 1912–99, American director and writer, b. Rochester, N.Y.; grad. American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1933. He worked as a saxophonist, comedian,…